The Chronicler

Template:Characterbox Template:Q The Chronicler is an ancient, grayish-light blue dragon who first appeared in The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night. He was thousands of years old and contained immeasurable wisdom and knowledge; he is also the dragon chosen to watch over the Books of Time. The Books of Time have recorded almost every part of history and every dragon has a book dedicated to their lives.

Abilities

The powers that come with the role of the Chronicler include Telekinesis, Dream Manipulation, Dream Control, and Dragon Time.

Personality

Living in isolation for over 1000 years, the Chronicler is a well learned dragon with a flare for the dramatic when it comes to speech. He serves as a narrator of sorts for the last two games of the trilogy and is a background character more so than anyone else, watching the events that unfold rather than taking any real direct action. The nature of his role as the Chronicler makes him a firm believer in destiny and he often reminds Spyro that sometimes "our paths are chosen for us and that it is our destiny to follow them, where ever they may lead." Although he can often see the right direction to take, he isn't so narrow minded as to stick to one path and can be persuaded to take another, as shown when Spyro refused to do as the Chronicler asked and wait with him in safety while Cynder fell to Malefor's control once again.

Story

The Eternal Night

The Chronicler contacted Spyro in his dreams during The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, sending the young dragon on a series of quests and reawakening Spyro's elements along the way. When Spyro told Ignitus of the Chronicler's dreams, he and the other Guardians were shocked to know that the Chronicler was alive, having believed him to be just a myth due to the Ancient's preference for isolation. Ignitus reluctantly sent Spyro on his journey to the Chronicler, believing that Spyro now had a separate path than the rest of them.

Throughout his journey, the Chronicler revealed much to Spyro about the events unfolding around him, and urging him on to find him before the Night of Eternal Darkness. Along the way, the Chronicler caused Spyro to collapse into slumber so he could speak with him, often at dangerous moments such as when Spyro was flying over an ocean. But, by either accident or design, Spyro survived the fall into the water by coming to rest upon a Leviathan's back, which took Spyro to the White Isle and the Celestial Caves.

It was in these Caves that Spyro was forced to partake in a number of trials to reach the Chronicler, even fighting a spirit of Cynder's dark form, the Elemental Dragon. After his trials were completed, Spyro came face-to-face the Chronicler, who began to explain what really happened on the night of the raid at the Dragon Temple and what had happened to Cynder that made her become what she was. He also told Spyro the story of Malefor, how he was the first of his kind and that his raw power enabled him to master many kinds of powers, which the dragon elders willingly taught to him until his exile and his eventual transformation into the Dark Master.

The Chronicler then tells Spyro why he brought him to the caves: to hide in safety until a later time. But Spyro, fearing for Cynder's safety more than his own, insisted to know what would happen to her. When the Chronicler said that she would not be able to resist Malefor and would rejoin him, Spyro demanded that he leave to save her. Reluctantly, the Chronicler showed Spyro the way and allowed him to leave.

Spyro uses the Chronicler's words to come up with the idea to freeze himself, Cynder, and Sparx in a crystal to avoid dying in the collapsing Mountain of Malefor and the Chronicler is not heard again until the very last scene of the game, talking to the frozen Spyro and telling him that when he awakens, the world will be different, but he is not alone and will have allies.

Dawn of the Dragon

The Chronicler made only two appearances in The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon. The first appearance was to Spyro and Cynder as an illusion generated by a green gem cluster; the gems that later energize Spyro and Cynder's elements. He told them it was time to awaken their powers: Spyro with his Fire, Electricity, Ice, and Earth, and Cynder with her unusual powers granted to her by her exposure to the darkness: Poison, Fear, Wind, and Shadow.

The Chronicler's final appearance was during the ending sequences of the game. He is shown reading from one of the Books of Time, speaking to a hidden figure that is revealed to be Ignitus. He tells him that he has been awaiting the Fire Guardian's arrival, that a new age is dawning and that with each new age, a worthy dragon is chosen to chronicle the many triumphs and failures of that age. When Ignitus asks of Spyro, the Chronicler tells him that when a dragon dies a new page is written in one of the books. He then goes on to tell him that he has tried his best, but he could not find any trace of Spyro in that book, revealing that the purple dragon was still alive.

With that, the Chronicler begins to glow and bestows his powers on Ignitus, changing the red dragon's scales to the shade of blue the Chronicler had along with his various items and vanishing in the process, presumably entering the book that recorded the dragons' deaths.

Role

It should be known that "The Chronicler" is more of a title than it is a name, and that the teal color is actually a symbol of status. Evidence is when Ignitus' scales turned blue and gains the clothing the Chronicler was wearing when the Chronicler passes his duties to the former Fire Guardian.

Gallery

• The Chronicler
  The Chronicler
• The Chronicler From Dawn Of The Dragon
  The Chronicler From Dawn Of The Dragon
• The Chronicler standing before his giant Hourglass
  The Chronicler standing before his giant Hourglass
• 2D concept art of the Chronicler
  2D concept art of the Chronicler
• Possibly the Chronicler?
  Possibly the Chronicler?

Trivia

• Unless the Chronicler succeeded a previous Chronicler, or even if he was the first Chronicler, it is possible before he took on his role, he was a Fire Dragon as he appears to be an elderly version of the type, except for a few physical characteristics. However, there is also reason to believe that he may have been an Earth Dragon as the Dragon in an image in the cutscene before 'The Dragon City' in Dawn of the Dragon looks very much like the Chronicler.
• When the Chronicler was telling Spyro of the Dark Master, there is an image that may possibly have the Chronicler in it. In the far left corner of the picture is a dragon at a desk with writing materials. The dragon resembles the Chronicler, and it is possible that he was there when Malefor was cast out into exile.
• When the Chronicler is telling Ignitus of what has happened to Spyro after he saved the world, the characteristics they share are very similar, such as the shape of the nose. Whether or not these characteristics mean anything is unknown at the present time.
• In the Danish version of The Legend of Spyro trilogy, He is known as: "Historieskriveren".
• In the Dutch version of The Legend of Spyro trilogy, He is known as: "De Schrijver".
• In the Finnish version of The Legend of Spyro trilogy, He is known as: "Kronikoija".
• In the French version of The Legend of Spyro trilogy, He is known as: "Le Chroniqueur".
• In the German version of The Legend of Spyro trilogy, He is known as: "Chronist".
• In the Italian version of The Legend of Spyro trilogy, He is known as: "Aedo".
• In the Norwegian version of The Legend of Spyro trilogy, He is known as: "Spaltist".
• In the Russan version of The Legend of Spyro trilogy, He is known as: "Летописец".
• In the Spanish version of The Legend of Spyro trilogy, He is known as: "El' 'Cronista".
• In the Swedish version of The Legend of Spyro trilogy, He is known as: "Krönikör".
• In The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, the Chronicler appears to have gray scales but in Dawn of the Dragon, he has blue scales, possibly due to the change in art style and game developers.
• His Danish voice was done by: Lars Thiesgaard.
• His Dutch voice was done by: Johnny Kraaijkamp jr.
• His Finnish voice was done by: Petri Hanttu (In which he also did Sparx's Finnish voice).
• His French voice was done by a well-known French dubbing actor known as: Jean-Claude Donda.
• His German voice was done by Jürgen Kluckert, who is primarily known for dubbing over Morgan Freeman and Chuck Norris's voice roles in German.
• His Italian voice was done by: Riccardo Rovatti (In which he also did Volteer's and the Conductor's Italian voices).
• His Norwegian voice was done by: Yngvar Numme.
• His Spanish voiced was done by: Jesús Ferrer.
• His Swedish voice was done by: Jacob Nordenson.
• It is possible that the Chronicler passed on by going into the Book of Death after passing his title to Ignitus.
• During The Eternal Night, the Chronicler tells Spyro that no one has visited in his solitude for over a thousand years, and at the end of Dawn of The Dragon, he states before he passes his duties to Ignitus, that it has been his duty for many millennia. This suggests that the Chronicler had a visitor in his solitude a little more than a thousand years before Spyro visited him.